IDAGIO | Villa-Lobos: Chôros Vol. 3 - Chôros Nos. 2, 3, 10, 12 / Introduction to the Chôros / 2 Chôros 7318590015209

Featuring

John Neschling
Fabio Zanon
Cláudio Cruz
Johannes Gramsch
Elizabeth Plunk
Ovanir Buosi

Sérgio Burgani
Marcos Pedroso
Wagner Polistchuck
Alexandre Silverio
Dante Yenque
Luciano Amaral
Samuel Hamzem
Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
Coro da Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
Heitor Villa-Lobos

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Recording & Production

This album is the final CD in a series that aims to present the complete Choros cycle, emphasizing the cohesion of its parts into a powerful and original musical whole.

Performer Biography

John Neschling, the conductor, has composed over 60 scores for cinema, theatre, and television.

Composer Biography

Villa-Lobos's Choros Nos 13 and 14 are believed to have been lost when he was evicted from his Paris apartment in 1930 due to foreign payment restrictions during the Brazilian revolution.

Composer's Artistic Vision

For Villa-Lobos, the Choros series, composed in the 1920s, represented an audacious inventiveness with strong ties to Europe, in contrast to his later Bachianas which aimed to rediscover 'classical' form.

Compositional Technique

The Choros series features an orchestration based on bold associations, where the inclusion of exotic and popular instruments is not merely picturesque but extends the exploration of timbres.

Performer Biography

John Neschling, the conductor on this album, is a grand-nephew of both the composer Arnold Schoenberg and the conductor Arthur Bodanzky.

Composition History

Villa-Lobos completed his cycle of Choros at the end of the 1920s, with Choros No. 12 and the Introduction to the Choros written in 1929, and The Two Choros (bis) from 1928.